What's coming to (and going from) Netflix in November

Can you believe it’s only been a year since Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life? And what a fruitful year it has been for Netflix, and for us, its loyal servants customers.

This Thanksgiving, you can curl up with Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It or save and binge Alias Grace – or really challenge the mood with Marvel’s The Punisher. You’ve definitely got options, so rest easy.

Top pick: She’s Gotta Have It

Spike Lee revisits his 1986 movie as an eight-part series about polyamorous artist extraordinaire Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise). It’s sharply edited, with numerous direct-to-the-camera testimonials from characters – don’t think The Office or American Vandal; honestly, think Spike Lee – not only in the original She’s Gotta Have It, but in seminal work like Do the Right Thing. Wise exudes charisma as Nola, who’s casually seeing three vastly different but very attractive men when we first meet her. Read more…